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# Generated by API Evangelist (build-phrasing.py). Our phrasing, not observed demand.
overlay: 1.0.0
info:
title: API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Canvas LMS REST Outcomes API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/canvas-outcomes-api-openapi.yml
actions:
- target: $.info
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
generator: build-phrasing.py
label: Generated by API Evangelist
operations: 3
- target: $.paths['/v1/outcomes/{id}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a learning outcome
effect: read
questions:
- What are the mastery points and rating scale for a Canvas learning outcome?
- Can I see an outcome with the account's default ratings filled in?
instructions:
- text: Show learning outcome {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Get outcome {id} with default ratings set to {add_defaults}.
slots:
id: path.id
add_defaults: query.add_defaults
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/v1/outcomes/{id}'].put
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Update a learning outcome
effect: write
questions:
- Can I change the mastery threshold or calculation method of an outcome?
- Do new ratings replace the existing rubric criterion on an outcome?
instructions:
- text: Rename outcome {id} to {title}.
slots:
id: path.id
title: requestBody.title
- text: Set mastery points on outcome {id} to {mastery_points} using {calculation_method}.
slots:
id: path.id
mastery_points: requestBody.mastery_points
calculation_method: requestBody.calculation_method
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/v1/courses/{course_id}/outcome_alignments'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get outcome alignments for a student or assignment
effect: read
questions:
- Which outcomes is a given assignment aligned to in my course?
- Can I see the outcome alignments for one student?
instructions:
- text: Get outcome alignments for assignment {assignment_id} in course {course_id}.
slots:
assignment_id: query.assignment_id
course_id: path.course_id
- text: Show outcome alignments for student {student_id} in {course_id}.
slots:
student_id: query.student_id
course_id: path.course_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
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